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Lynx look for revenge at home Sunday after 8-3 loss on Saturday

March 8, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Augusta Lynx News Release


The Augusta Lynx losing streak hit a season-high five games with a 8-3 loss at Gwinnett on Saturday night. The game started on the right note for the Lynx as they scored the game's first goal thanks to a shorthanded marker from #9 Louis Goulet. Goulet crept in on a 2 on 1 with #22 Shane Hynes and Goulet's original shot was stopped by Craig Kowalski, but the rebound went off a Gladiators defenseman's skate for the goal. For Goulet, it tied the all-time Lynx goal record of 90. However, Gwinnett responded with a flurry of three goals in a little more than two minutes. The first came on the power play as Chad Painchaud slapped home a back door pass to tie the game at 1-1. Seconds later, Andy Brandt made it 2-1 with a rebound goal in front after #30 Bobby Goepfert made the original save from the point, but couldn't control the rebound. Painchaud got his second goal of the night to make it 3-1, as he deked around two Lynx players and slid a puck underneath Goepfert. However, the Lynx responded with a great goal on the power play from #22 Shane Hynes, his first of the season. #25 Adrian Veideman made the play happen by bringing the puck in down low on the power play. As Veideman set up behind the net, he saw Hynes streaking in front as slipped him the pass as Hynes put one underneath Kowalski as they Lynx closed the gap. The 2nd period was all Gwinnett as they scored two goals, including a hat-trick from Painchaud. Ryan Mahrle added the 5th Gwinnett goal as he shot from the point tipped off a Lynx player past Goepfert's glove. The best chance for the Lynx in the period came off the stick of new defenseman #3 B.J. Crum, who got a pass from behind the net from #7 Travis Fuller, but Crum's shot rang off the crossbar, then the post and stayed out. The 3rd period wouldn't get any better for the Lynx as the Gladiators scored three more goals from Jeff Mason, Joe Grimaldi, and Jamie Milam to make it 8-2. The Lynx did get their 2nd shorthanded goal of the night with less than a minute remaining as newcomer #7 Travis Fuller, slid the puck underneath Kowalski after a good pass from #21 Bobby Bolt. The Lynx have now dropped 8 of their last nine games, including the last five. The Gladiators outshot the Lynx 48-35 for the game. The Lynx will need to turn it around quickly, as they face the Gladiators again, but this time on home ice on Sunday, March 9th at 4:05pm. It is Family Fun Day... immediately following the game all fans are invited onto the ice for a team autograph session with all the Lynx players.

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